01-26-2020, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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100K Vehicle With No Engine Compartment Lights
Like the title says...No engine compartment lights. So, is this typical for all German cars or just BMW? Granted, you can't check the oil or transmission fluid but how about just being able to find the battery terminals in the dark?
In my 62 years this is the first car I've owned that didn't have any lights in the hood/engine compartment. |
01-26-2020, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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Guess that's the norm now.
I think my Audi doesn't have one and I don't think my Lincoln has, either.
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01-26-2020, 09:02 PM | #3 |
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Never noticed on my Audi. Never opened the hood except to add washer fluid. I guess that's saying something about reliability.
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Have not needed to look on amy of my cars.
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True, that's why I'm not even sure if it's there...
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Can't think of a car or suv I have owned that had an engine bay light since the 90's. When is the last time you purchased a car and which one had this feature?
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01-27-2020, 09:02 PM | #10 |
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funny, the first you mention is exactly what i had in mind... 1991 camry xle.
long ago in a land far away before cost-cutting bmw used to include a "torch" in the glove box.
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01-28-2020, 08:45 AM | #11 |
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i had a Toyota rav 4 which had engine compartment lights.
BMWs don't but the designers probably think you aren't supposed to be fiddling in the engine compartment anyways at night! |
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01-28-2020, 11:10 AM | #12 |
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My 2016 911R came without navigation and a sticker was used as the emblem. These greedy Germans....I need to go back to Toyotas
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